Zechariah 5
1 I looked up again, and I saw a scroll that was flying [through the air].
Kisha nikageuka na kuinua macho yangu, nami nikaona, tazama, gombo lirukalo!
2 The angel asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a flying scroll that is [huge], (10 yards/9 meters) long and (5 yards/4.5 meters) wide.”
Malaika akaniuliza, “Unaona nini?” Nikajibu, “Ninaona gombo lirukalo, urefu wake dhiraa ishirini na upana wake dhiraa kumi.”
3 Then he said to me, “On this scroll is written the [words that Yahweh is speaking to] curse the entire country. On [one side of] the scroll it is written that every thief will be banished. On [the other side] it is written that everyone who tells a lie when he is solemnly promising to tell the truth will also be banished from the country.
Ndipo aliponiambia, “Hii ni laana iendayo juu ya uso wa nchi yote, kwani tangu sasa kila mwivi ataondolewa kulingana na lisemavyo upande mmoja, wakati kila aapaye kiapo cha uongo ataondolewa kulingana na lisemavyo upande mwingine, kwa kadili ya maneno yake.
4 The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘I will send [copies of] this scroll to the places where thieves live and to the houses of those who use my name when they solemnly promise to tell the truth. [The copies of] this scroll will stay in their houses, until those houses and all their wood and stones are destroyed.’”
“Nitalituma - asema Yahwe wa majeshi - hivyo litaingia nyumbani mwa mwivi na nyumbani mwa aapaye kwa uongo kwa jina langu. Litasalia nyumbani mwake na kuteketeza mbao na mawe yake.”
5 Then the angel who had been talking to me came closer to me and said, “Look up and see what is appearing!”
Ndipo malaika aliyekuwa akisema nami alipoenda nje na kuniambia, “Inua macho yako uone kinachokuja!”
6 I asked him, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a big basket [for measuring grain]. But it represents the sins that everyone in this nation has committed.”
Nikasema, “Ni nini hiki?” Akasema, “Hiki ni kikapu kilicho na efa ijayo. Huu ni uovu wao katika nchi yote.”
7 Then [the angel] lifted the basket’s cover, [which was made] of lead. There was a woman sitting inside the basket!
Kisha mfuniko wa risasi ukainuliwa kutoka ndani ya kikapu na kulikuwa na mwanamke chini yake amekaa ndani yake!
8 The angel said, “She represents the wicked things [that people do].” Then the angel pushed her back into the basket and closed the very heavy lid [again].
Malaika akasema, “Huu ni uovu!” na akamtupa tena kikapuni, na kurusha mfuniko wa risasi mlango pake.
9 Then I looked up and saw two women in front of me. They [were flying toward us], with their wings spread out in the wind. Their wings were [large], like [SIM] storks’ wings. They lifted the big basket up into the sky.
Nilipoinua macho nikaona wanawake wawili wakija kwangu, na upepo ulikuwa ndani ya mabawa yao - walikuwa na mabawa kama mabawa ya korongo. Wakainua kikapu kati ya mbingu na nchi.
10 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Where are they taking that basket?”
Hivyo nikamwuliza malaika aliyesema nami, “Wanapeleka wapi kikapu?”
11 He replied, “[They are taking it] to Babylonia to build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, they will set the basket there on a pedestal [for people to worship it].”
Akaniambia, “Wanakwenda kujengea hekalu katika nchi ya Shinari kwa ajili yake, hekalu litakapokuwa tayari, kikapu kitawekwa kwenye msingi ulioandaliwa kwa ajili yake.”
